oyster shell

  1. MichelleKing

    Oyster Shell Flour?

    I have about 40 quail, and they are laying so I want to supplement with a little oyster shell because one of them was laying some soft shells. I buy the crushed shells but it seems like most of it is getting wasted because they can't eat it. So I've been using my super expensive food processor...
  2. Mitsos Lamprogiorgos

    Which breeds lay the hardest shells?

    I think that minorca black breed lays by far the hardest shells...
  3. Mamasea

    My First Egg?

    Hello! First time chicken girl here so I’m not sure what is normal and what may need adjusted in my girls diet, if anything at all. I have a mix of 15 girls that I’ve raised from chicks. They were born the end of February. I’ve been feeding them Kalmbach Organic Layer Pellets for a couple...
  4. Thepriceofbeauty

    Is it too soon to switch to layer feed?

    Hey guys! I've got 4 ladies that are roughly 15-16 weeks old. Their combs have started to redden and I noticed a few days ago, my sapphire gem started squatting!! Today I cleaned out the coop and opened up their nesting boxes and threw some ceramic eggs in there. I just know I'll see an egg in...
  5. Littlefoot1106

    Oyster shell?

    Any recommendations on brand of oyster shell? I'm assuming there are different qualities between brands but i don't know much about it. Also is grit necessary for free range birds? I've got them on scratch and peck layer feed, the shop i got it from says that it is a high quality feed, hopefully...
  6. Relleoms

    Does oyster shell size matter?

    Is one size/type of oyster shell better? I’ve purchased flakes and bigger, grit-sized “stones”. My girls seem to prefer the flakes, but do they dissolve too quickly? I’ve not had problems with egg shell quality, but after other health issues, I’ve been evaluating my management program.
  7. brooder

    Layer Feed- Do's And Don'ts?

    Hi... A few questions. My four ducks turned twenty weeks old today. I hear that they will be laying soon and that this is the right time to switch them over to layer feed. Is this true, or should I wait for them to start laying? Is it okay for my drake to eat layer feed or is the excess calcium...
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    • drakes duck health feed ducks layer feed oyster shell seperation
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    • Forum: Ducks
  8. Sue E.

    Scratch Feed vs. Pellets, and Oyster Shell

    This will give you my background. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/me.1210196/ My two chickens aren't really mine. I bought some food for them - I guess you call it "scratch feed" because it's grains and such. I bought a smallish bag of DuMor Five-grain "Premium" scratch feed. Seems...
  9. Barn Yarn Chicken

    New Layers Eating Their Own Eggs?

    So after waiting and waiting I finally got an egg from my RIR hen! I decided to fence in a place for them, and buy oyster shell. I found this egg in a little dirt nest, it was busted. It was a small egg. But how can I keep my hens from eating their eggs?
  10. AlyssaJane22

    Oyster shell or calcium source rec for Button Quail?

    Hi, everyone! I've been having trouble lately finding oyster shell that is small enough for my button quail to actually eat. The last bag of "oyster shell" that we ordered (Mana pro) was pebble sized rocks that were much, much too large for their little beaks. The last bag we ordered from them...
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    • button quail calcium oyster shell
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Quail
  11. DrFeathers

    Oyster shell in a feeder or on the ground

    Question from my brother who has 10 australorps (2 roo, 8 girls) who are 11 weeks old. He has a septic sand run (so doesn't need to give extra grit) and just saw my oyster shell in a feeder and wants to know: does he need a feeder or can he just throw it out into the sand and let them scratch...
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